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Form of workThis is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.
At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.
How does this role contribute to our collective success?
Data and analytics are of critical importance for AXIS. Simply put, we want to turn data into information, that can be used to:
- Enable decisions to be made with confidence, based on information not just intuition.
- Be more proactive, using information to identify new opportunities, and getting to them before our competitors.
- Realize cost savings, finding ways to make processes more efficient, enabling our people to focus on using their skills to further add business value.
The Innovation & Analytics team is a core component of AXIS’s strategy, with the potential to transform the way in which we do business and enable us to effectively leverage data and technology to our competitive advantage. The central mandate is to horizon-scan, prototype and implement innovative solutions to business problems.
What will you do in this role?
As Lead Data Scientist within the Innovation & Analytics team, you will be at the leading edge of AXIS’s work on Generative AI and more traditional data science techniques. You will have the opportunity to experiment with and develop innovative models and capabilities, advocate for the benefits of AI/ML, train and inspire your colleagues and customers, and ultimately be on the frontier of the data science journey at AXIS.
Additionally, you will be responsible for:
- Testing, Prototyping and Developing AI / ML led solutions, including GenAI, with the support of data engineers from elsewhere within AXIS, to solve identified business problems and deliver tangible benefits.
- Reviewing and understanding the assumptions and controls underlying third party products and providing recommendations on appropriateness of use and additional controls required for safe implementation.
- Building strong relationships with your Analytics & Innovation leads, leveraging these relationships to support the identification of AI/ML solutions to our business problems.
- Advocating for data science and AI/ML in AXIS. You will be the face of data science in AXIS and must be a passionate and inspiring voice.
- Upskilling your colleagues in AL and ML techniques and tools, providing expert insights to existing and emerging tools and techniques.
- Engaging with the data governance function to help inform and guide the governance of data science, ML and AI at AXIS
- Supporting and driving engagements with external partners in order to augment and expand capabilities, ensuring AXIS governance standards are followed throughout.
- Working in close partnership with Operations to support process innovation and ensure effective delivery and implementation of new capabilities.
This role reports to the Head of Innovation & Analytics.
About You:
We encourage you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table so, while there are some qualifications and experiences we need you to have, we are open to discussing how your individual knowledge might lend itself to fulfilling this role and help us achieve our goals.
What you need to have:
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a highly analytical subject; professional experience in data science.
- Expert knowledge of SQL, Python and Microsoft Azure for producing data science work product.
- Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to win confidence of business partners and inspire engagement.
- A strong knowledge of modern technologies, with ability to communicate proficiently with Technology partners.
- Strong knowledge of traditional machine learning techniques and GenAI.
- Experience leading projects and small teams.
- A naturally curious disposition and an entrepreneurial desire to explore innovative solutions.
What we prefer you to have:
- Experience with Databricks and Azure Cognitive Services
- Experience with GenAI / LLMs
- Experience in the insurance industry
- Experience with assessing/critiquing third party solutions and overseeing vendor management
- Experience in data governance, data privacy and SecOps.
Role Factors:
In this role, you will typically be required to:
- Engage in company activities to grow your network and build a strong team culture.
- Travel internationally on occasion.
What we offer:
You will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid annual leave, and much more.
